Bojan Suđić was born in Belgrade, where he completed his conducting studies at the Faculty of Music in the class of Jovan Šajnović. He further refined his craft under the guidance of Ilya Musin in Saint Petersburg and Otmar Suitner in Vienna.

In 1989, he was the absolute laureate of the Yugoslav Conducting Competition in Zagreb, earning a scholarship from the “Lovro von Matačić” Foundation, which, regrettably, remained unused due to the events that unfolded in the former Yugoslavia.

He served as Resident (Principal) Conductor of the Royal Opera in Stockholm, Sweden, where over the course of five years he conducted more than 150 performances and guest appearances. Early in his career, he held the position of permanent conductor and subsequently spent nearly two decades as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Choir and Symphony Orchestra of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). During this period, the repertoire of these ensembles was significantly enriched, the number of public performances greatly increased, and collaborations were established with some of the most distinguished artists in the world. Particular emphasis was placed on the cultivation of Serbian musical heritage and contemporary composers, many of whose works were premiered under Maestro Suđić’s direction.

He is the former Chief Conductor and General Music Director of the Opera of the National Theatre in Belgrade. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the UNIMI Orchestra in Milan, long-standing Guest Conductor of the OFUNAM Orchestra in Mexico City and the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, and is the founder and Artistic Director of the Festival Orchestra and Choir “Virtuosi”, which in 2024 evolved into the “Serbian Philharmonic”. Within a short period, “Virtuosi” achieved notable performances both domestically and internationally, including appearances with leading global stars.  The ensemble achieved the top ranking (first place) on the annual list of finest concerts selected by the music critics of Politika—widely regarded as the oldest and most influential daily newspaper in the Balkans—for both 2023 and 2024.

Maestro Suđić has conducted all major Serbian ensembles as well as numerous distinguished orchestras abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Armenia, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Greece and China).

He has collaborated with many of the world’s most celebrated artists, including Nigel Kennedy, Plácido Domingo, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Matsuev, Vadim Repin, Angela Gheorghiu, Ivo Pogorelić, Simon Trpčeski, Emmanuel Pahud, Nikolai Lugansky and Mischa Maisky, among others.

He served three terms as Artistic Director of BEMUS, Serbia’s most prominent classical music festival, and was also Music Selector for the festivals “Bar Chronicle” and “Budva City Theatre”.

In 2005, he was appointed Professor of Conducting at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. For seventeen years, he led the Faculty’s Symphony Orchestra, conducting highly demanding works such as Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, the Requiems of Verdi, Berlioz and Mozart, Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5, and numerous symphonies by Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

From 2013 to 2020, he served as Executive Director of the Music Production of RTS. He was President of the Council of the University of Arts and President of the Managing Board of “Guarnerius”.

He is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the Gold Medal for Merit of the Republic of Serbia, the Vuk Award, the City of Belgrade Award and the City of Belgrade Award for Youth Creativity, the Annual Award of the Association of Music Artists of Serbia, the “Captain Miša Anastasijević” Award, the “Golden Beočug”, and the Jubilee Award of Budva City Theatre.

His artistic collaboration with the Belgrade Philharmonic began in 1989 and intensified through notable appearances at BEMUS and a tour of China in 2000, continuing until his appointment as Artistic Director of RTS Music Production in 2005. As a conductor with the Belgrade Philharmonic, Maestro Suđić made one of the ensemble’s rare recordings for PGP RTS — Symphonic Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff. At the invitation of the Belgrade Philharmonic, he prepared the orchestra for Zubin Mehta’s historic appearance in Belgrade following the political changes of 5 October.

From 2026, Bojan Suđić assumes the position of the acting general manager of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.

⁠⁠“He is a natural talent with exceptional style and one of the most beautiful techniques I have ever seen.”
(Mats Liljeros, Hufvudstadsbladet, Helsinki)

⁠⁠“The leading conducting figure in Serbian music.”
(Sonja Marinković, Belgrade)

⁠⁠“For many years, Bojan Suđić has, through his performances, represented the very summit of conducting artistry in our milieu — and this is no mere phrase, but fact. His interpretations are masterfully conceived and compellingly executed; his gestures are clear, his demands upon the orchestra precise, and his musicality extraordinary. He commands a vast repertoire and navigates diverse stylistic domains with impeccable authority. Through these qualities, he reaches the very essence of the works he performs and succeeds in conveying their deepest musical messages to the audience — the highest achievement a conductor may attain in the dialogue between orchestra and public.”
(Snežana Nikolajević, Belgrade)